real badly. Japan's fiscal demise sends market shock-waves as they hold immense amount US bonds which nobody wants to purchase. Normally a bond offload helps avoid default..but that is not working anymore as the US bonds Japan holds is worth nothing. If Japan had socked on more bullion they might have been able to dump. China have resonded by acquiring more bullion. good call.

Japan has for the first time since 1980 posted a Trade Deficit.

This is a really cool new forum. User-friendly and all.

aweh!